Draco Meteor crashed down, its shock waves kicking up clouds of dust and turning the battlefield, already barely visible through the sandstorm, into a complete blur.
Only when the dust settled did a stretch of health bar appear on Qingyu's side of the field, still a healthy green.
Gliscor's substitute had vanished after taking the terrifying, potentially lethal attack in its place.
The opposing Duraludon, meanwhile, had been weakened by Draco Meteor's enormous energy expenditure, temporarily slashing its offensive power.
[Holy shit, Substitute can even block Draco Meteor?]
[So this is the Sub-Protect-Toxic strategy Teacher Yu mentioned? That's disgusting. If I were his opponent, I'd already want to quit!]
[Wait, are there even Gliscor in Paldea? How does Teacher Yu know strategies for this Pokémon too?]
"He actually blocked it with Substitute..."
Raihan was a little stunned, but he quickly recovered.
He was playing a game right now, not battling Pokémon in real life, so some things made sense even if they seemed counterintuitive.
If anyone dared to use such a scummy strategy in Hammerlocke Stadium, his Gigantamax Duraludon would show them what it meant to crush every trick with sheer strength.
Substitute or Protect, they were nothing but useless little tricks in the face of overwhelming power.
Unfortunately, the game didn't have Dynamax yet, so the overwhelming stats he took such pride in couldn't come into play.
"This is going to be tricky..."
Raihan shook his head helplessly. The moment Draco Meteor hit Gliscor's substitute, Duraludon had completely lost its ability to hold its own in this matchup.
"Gliscor, Earthquake!"
As Qingyu gave the command, hoping to finish it off, Raihan switched again.
He recalled Duraludon and sent out Flygon, which could avoid the attack thanks to its Levitate Ability.
Only then did Raihan realize what truly made this